News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains border security officers in Kazakhstan in use of density metres
Publishing date: 26 October 2015
A two-day training seminar on the use of density metres for inspecting vehicles entering Kazakhstan began on 26 October 2015 in Kazygurt, near the city of Shymkent and close to the Uzbekistan border...
Addressing women’s under-representation in contemporary security environment in focus at OSCE Border Management Staff College discussion
Publishing date: 23 October 2015
DUSHANBE, 23 October 2015 – Ways to increase the recruitment, retention and advancement of female border officers to address women’s under-representation in border security management were highlighted at a roundtable discussion held today in Dushanbe at the OSCE Border Management Staff College...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains border guards on patrol leadership course
Publishing date: 9 October 2015
DUSHANBE, 9 October 2015 – An OSCE-organized four-week training course on patrolling and leadership skills for 25 officers from Tajik Border Guard concluded today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan...
OSCE Secretary General visits Vienna’s West Station to meet refugees and representatives of Austria’s Interior Ministry, Police and humanitarian organizations
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
VIENNA, 24 September 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met refugees and representatives of local aid organizations at the Vienna West railway station (Westbahnhof), where he was briefed by Austria’s Interior Ministry and the Vienna police about their operations...
OSCE training course in Turkmenistan addresses port security procedures
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 24 September 2015 – Port control procedures and security management operations at port checkpoints are the focus of an OSCE-supported training course that will conclude tomorrow in Turkmenbashi, a city on the Caspian coast...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 22 September 2015
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic slightly decreased at both BCPs...
OSCE seminar addresses implementation of National Border Management Strategies
Publishing date: 8 September 2015
DUSHANBE, 8 September 2015- The seminar on Implementation of National Border Management Strategies was completed at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today...